Kuwait country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: abundant (always seen in some numbers) | Ref: Abou-Seedo, F. and S. Dadzie, 2004
Importance: commercial | Ref: Abou-Seedo, F. and S. Dadzie, 2004
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref: Abou-Seedo, F. and S. Dadzie, 2004
Regulations: no regulations | Ref: Abou-Seedo, F. and S. Dadzie, 2004
Uses: no uses
Comments:
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ku.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Abou-Seedo, F. and S. Dadzie, 2004
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Mugiliformes (Mullets) > Mugilidae (Mullets)
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Klunzingers multe, Maid, 多耙鮻, ... more

Main reference

Randall, J.E. 1995. (Ref. 11441)
References | Biblio | Coordinator : Harrison, Ian | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11441)

Length at first maturity
L_m 15.6, range 14 - 18 cm

Environment

Marine; demersal

Climate / Range

Subtropical, preferred 27°C (Ref. 107945); 30°N - 8°N, 49°E - 77°E

Distribution

Western Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf to western coast of India.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9. Greenish grey dorsally, soon shading to silvery on sides and ventrally; golden iridescence often present dorsally on head; posterior edge of caudal fin narrowly blackish (Ref. 11441).

Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive (Ref. 205).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
2.6 ±0.26 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Fec = 88,896)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
High

Liza klunzingeri (Day, 1888)